School Safety Plans
If you have any questions or concerns regarding School Safety Plans, please reach out to the Office of Student Support Services by phone at (518) 486-6090 or by email at StudentSupportServices@nysed.gov.Ìý
Memos and Guidance
- Memo Regarding Desha's Law - Cardiac Emergency Response PlansÌý(August 2025)
- Memo Regarding School Building-Level Emergency Response Plans District-Wide Safety Plans for the 2025-26 School Year via SED Monitoring
- BOCES and Public School Districts and Schools (Excluding Charter Schools)Ìý(June 2025)
- Charter Schools OnlyÌý(June 2025)
- Memo Regarding Recent Amendments to Commissioner's RegulationsÌý§155.17Ìý(April 2025)
- Report of School Closure and Report of School Re-Opening Memo 2024-2025 School YearÌý(November 2024)
- FAQ: Amendments to Commissioner's RegulationÌý§155.17, Effective July 31, 2024ÌýÌý(October 2024)
- Ìý(September 2024)
- Before and After School Safety Planning GuidanceÌý(August 2025)
- Sample Annual Parent/Guardian Notification of Safety DrillsÌý(August 2024)
- Sample Parent/Guardian Notification of Upcoming DrillsÌý(August 2024)
- Memo Regarding Recent Amendments to Commissioner's RegulationsÌý§155.17Ìý(June 2024)
- New Legislation Requiring School Districts Adopt Continuation of Operations Plans in Response to a Pandemic as Part of the District Safety PlanÌý(December 2020)
- Recent Legislative and Regulatory Changes Related to Adopting Memoranda of Understanding Regarding the Role of a School Resource Officer in a SchoolÌý(September 2019)
- 2019 Á½ÐÔÊÓƵ/OAG guidance on school discipline policiesÌý(August 2019)
- Archived Documents
Laws and Regulations
- Commissioner's RegulationÌý§155.17Ìý(Effective July 2025)
Resources
- Cardiac Emergency Response AnnexÌý(August 2025)
- New York edition of the I Love U Guys Foundation's SRP and SRM
- Plan Development Resource Packet for Districts and Schools (Updated October 2024)
- Back to School Safety Plan Review (September 2024)
- Memo Regarding School Building-Level Emergency Response Plans District-Wide Safety Plans for the 2024-25 School Year via SED Monitoring
- BOCES and Public School Districts and Schools (Excluding Charter Schools)Ìý(July 2024)
- Charter schools OnlyÌý(July 2024)
- District-Wide Safety Plan Self-Assessment ChecklistÌý(Updated May 2025)
- Building-Level Safety Plan Self-Assessment ChecklistÌý(Updated May 2025)
- Cybersecurity Annex Tip SheetÌý(October 2021)
- Floor Plan Tip SheetÌý(Updated May 2025)
- Continuity of Operations Plan Elements
- Quick Guide to Emergency Response Planning RequirementsÌý(December 2024)
- Ìý(Updated January 2025)
- US Department of Education, Office of Safe and Healthy Students, (OSHS),Ìý
- Ìý(July 2019)Ìý- Developed by the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services and the New York State Emergency Management Association Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- Ìý(June 2013)
- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) sponsor theÌý. Ready is a national public service advertising (PSA) campaign designed to educate and empower Americans to prepare for and respond to emergencies including natural and man-made disasters. The goal of the campaign is to get the public involved and ultimately to increase the level of basic preparedness across the nation, includes materials targeted to specific audiences, including schools.
- The New York State Health Department providesÌý
Training Resources
- Ìý(September 2024)
- Ìý(Updated November 2024)
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